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“Who dares to teach will never cease to learn.”

John Cotton Dana

Student teacher at Stephen J. Gerace Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from William

Paterson University Master in the Art of Teaching as well as numerous

additional graduate courses targeting reading instruction from Marygrove College & Walden University

Nineteen years teaching at PV School

My Background

Students are required to come to class prepared with the following:

Positive AttitudeThree subject notebookCompleted homeworkNovelPen and Pencil

Class Expectations:

The objective of this class is to utilize the following resources to improve reading and writing skills.

I. Reading: Elements of Literature, Good Habits & Great Readers, DRA2, SRI, Reading Comprehension Toolkit, novels

II. Writing: narrative, persuasive, argument, and research simulation

III. Mechanics: Elements of Language

Course Overview

Reading fluency and comprehension are a major focus this year.

SRI & Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2): Assess student reading achievement and allows for targeted instruction

Class novels : students will read an array of class novels and complete comprehension quizzes, tests, and projects.

Anthology: students will read various genres.

Reading Comprehension

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